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In the month of June 2025, there were over ** international visitor arrivals to New Zealand, marking a slight increase from the same month of 2024, with around ** international arrivals. The significant recovery in visitor numbers from March 2022 onwards can be attributed to New Zealand reopening its borders to travelers after a two-year COVID-19 lockout.

International tourism in New Zealand

From its picturesque shorelines to its striking mountain ranges, New Zealand has become an appealing destination for international tourists. Auckland, New Zealand’s North Island metropolis, alongside Christchurch, Queenstown, and Wellington, are some of the most popular destinations for international visitors in the country. In 2025, the largest groups of overseas arrivals into the country traveled from Australia, the United States, and China. That year, the number of visitors from Australia to New Zealand witnessed an increase of over ** arrivals from the year 2024. The leading reasons for visiting New Zealand were to go on holiday or to visit friends or relatives. 

Tourism sector recovery in New Zealand

From April 2020 to February 2022, New Zealand’s international tourist numbers plummeted, witnessing a short-lived recovery between April and July 2021, with tourism industry owners emphasizing the importance of international travel to New Zealand's tourism sector recovery. Between 2022 and 2025, the country’s international tourism sector showed strong signs of recovery, with international visitor numbers leaping from just over ** in 2022 to over **** million in 2025. While this is still not quite at the pre-pandemic high witnessed in 2019, it is safe to say that New Zealand’s international travel sector is back on track.